Diverse contest winner Christine Mercer highlights cooking and passions
Frances Van Cleave profiles Mrs. Christine Mercer of Southern Illinoisan fame, noting her Southern Illinois contest win for French toast sandwiches and her many hobbies. Mercer lives in Carterville area, collects 2000 old books, family heirlooms, and travels widely. She ran for alderman earlier this year and plans a poppy seed opium medicine project awaiting government approval.
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Frances van Cleave
Southern Illinoisan
Christine Mercer
Philadelphia
California
Mercer
The
Christian Church
Women Society trains officers in Zeigler
The Women's Society of Christian Service of the Carbondale District held an officers training day in Zeigler on Thursday. District president Mrs. John Parrish spoke on What the Women's Society Has Meant To Me. Participants included Mrs. L O Stanley Mrs H Jackson Mrs Duane Farrell Mrs Floyd Cunningham Mrs George Camp and Mrs Charles Brindley. Fifty registered from Lesser Christopher Zeigler Chester Murphysboro Carbondale Herrin Royalton DuQuoin and Centralia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Carbondale
Zeigler
John Parrish
Women’s Society
L. O. Stanley
H. Jackson
Duane Farrell
Floyd Cunningham
George Camp
Charles Brindley
Lesser
Christopher
Chester
Murphysboro
Herrin
Royalton
DuQuoin
Centralia
Raymond E. Hatcher Awarded PhD in Botany
Raymond E. Hatcher son of Mr and Mrs W R Hatcher 725 N 23rd St Murphysboro received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Botany during graduation exercises at the University of Cincinnati. He will teach at Southern Illinois University this summer then at the University of Tennessee Knoxville this fall.
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Raymond E. Hatcher
W. R. Hatcher
23Rd St
Murphysboro
University of Cincinnati
Hatcher
Southern Illinois University
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Top Recipes And Here's How
Three recipe items with ingredients and cooking steps. Includes chicken pineapple salad sandwich method with egg milk dip, and two sandwich fillings Bald Knobs and Honorable Mention Tuna Burgers with ham and deli meats. Contains specific amounts and preparation notes.
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William Buys
S. Elizabeth Carbondale
Pat Kirkpatrick Shower Honored Expectant Mother
A bassinet shower for Mrs. Patricia Kirkpatrick Christopher was hosted Thursday night in Rebekah Hall. The room featured pink and blue décor with a central stork display, a stork-topped cake, and a serving table arrangement. About 35 people attended, with hostesses Elizabeth Heinemeier Phyllis Grubbs and Virginia Grubbs.
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Patricia Kirkpatrick
Christopher
Rebekah Hall
Elizabeth Heinemeier
Phyllis Grubbs
Virginia Grubbs
Meltons Honored in Murphysboro
Mr and Mrs Patrick Melton were guests of honor at a pot luck supper after the midweek prayer service at Harrison Baptist Mission Murphysboro The newly licensed minister and his wife plan to move to South Carolina for further studies The Womens Missionary Union meets at 2 pm Saturday at the church Bible School staff will meet after to discuss plans for the school opening June 29.
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Patrick Melton
Harrison Baptist Mission
Murphysboro
Melton
South Carolina
Women’s Missionary Union
Local Traveler Plans Midwest and South Visits
Bob Stephenson of Oak Park visits his parents Mr and Mrs Homer Stephenson in Johnston City and outlines trips to Florida Little Rock Arkansas and Poplar Bluff Missouri before returning home
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Bob Stephenson
Oak Park
Homer Stephenson
Johnston City
Florida
Little Rock
Ark
Poplar Bluff
Chester Visitors Return to Old Home Roots
In Chester Mrs. Ruth Worstman of Donogla and her daughter Mrs. Mike Castagna of Champaign were recent guests of Mrs. Lester Dungey in Chester. They are former Chester residents.
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Ruth Worstman
Dongola
Mike Castagna
Champaign
Lester Dungey
Chester
Gentleness and the modern working woman
A Marion reader laments impudent telephone operators and argues that today’s women must balance careers with gentleness. She critiques career women who flaunt femininity and urges maintaining ladyly courtesy as a credit to women in business and life.
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Frances van Cleave
Marion
Easy to sew bib apron pattern No 1366 with photo guide
Instruction notes describe a simple bib apron pattern No 1366 offered in sizes small medium and large with a medium yardage of 234 yards of 35 inch fabric. The ad requests 35 cents in coins mailed to Iris Lane at Southern Illinoisan in Chicago and adds 10 cents for first class mailing, plus 50 cents for Home Sewing for 59.
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Iris Lane
Southern Illinoisan
W. Adams St
Chicago 6
Ill
Philathea Class Holds June Meeting at First Methodist
At Murphysboro First Methodist Church the Philathea class met in June with Grace Roberts presenting devotions on The 20th Century Your Emotions and Health. Mary Lawless and Martha Welshan assisted, with Betty Lichliter Blanche Nelson and Edith Glenn as hostesses. A dutch treat meeting is planned for July led by Martha Welshan and Grace Roberts.
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Grace Roberts
Philathea
First Methodist Church
Murphysboro
Mary Lawless
Martha Welshan
Betty Lichliter
Blanche Nelson
Edith Glenn
Beef Stroganoff Recipe From The Reader’s Kitchen
A readable recipe describes Beef Stroganoff using sirloin or rib steak or chuck, flour and salt, butter, onion, garlic, condensed soup, bouillon, Tabasco, mushrooms, and sour cream. Simmer until tender, then serve over rice with sour cream. yields 6 servings.
Miss Barton Weds Claude Roland In Energy Baptist Church
Beverly Jean Barton became the bride of Claude Leon Roland Tuesday at Energy Baptist Church. The ceremony at 7 p.m. featured a white lace gown and tiara veil. The couple resides in Joliet where Roland is a guard at Illinois State Prison.
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Beverly Jean Barton
Claude Leon Roland
Energy Baptist Church
L.A. Barton
Energy
Paul Barton
G. W. Smith
Ricky Raymer
Pontiac
Mich
Rhonda Jo Smith
Herrin
Mrs. Barton
Rolands
Joliet
Mr. Roland
Illinois State Prison
Graves visits parents as funeral director heads to Arkansas
Roland M. Graves of Geneva visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Graves in Marion. The funeral director was en route to Blytheville Arkansas to purchase an ambulance.
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Roland M. Graves
James St
Geneva
H. A. Graves
N. Buchanan St
Marion
Graves
Blytheville
Ark
Menu Idea for varied meals across days
The note suggests careful family menu planning to avoid repeating the same food within a single meal and, when possible, avoid repeats across the same day. It emphasizes variety through deliberate choices and prudent serving order.
Flower Course Lecture Slated Tuesday at SIU
National flower arrangement expert Ruth Kistner of New York City will lecture Tuesday night at 8 at Woody Hall dining hall. A one week course starts this morning with two daily sessions 9 to noon and 1 to 4. The lecture is free. courses cost $2.50 for noncredit 22 days or for an advanced track. Enrollment remains open per Adeline Hoffman.
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Southern Illinois University
Ruth Kistner
New York City
Woody Hall
Adeline Hoffman
Department of Clothing and Textiles
School of Home Economics
Three Named State Winners for Illinois Scholarships
Three Southern Illinois students Howard R. Rushing of Herrin Charles T. Wright and Bart Bridges of Carbondale were named among 493 additional winners by the State Scholarship Commission. The new appointments come from withdrawals of the original 2,996 named in March. Scholarships cover any Illinois college or university with about 60 percent offering financial aid and the rest honorary.
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Southern Illinois
Howard R. Rushing
Herrin
Charles T. Wright
Bart Bridges
Carbondale
State
Illinois
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Carterville
Apple
C. O. Anderson
Carico St
Pat Kirkpatrick
Meltons
Johnston
Rexall Drug
Ilinois
McCall’s
Kittle
Gals
Little Egypt Optical CO
Jewelry
South Illinois
Miss Barton
Huff Recording Co
Victor Street
Christopher, Lll
E. R. Brown
Maple House
E. R. Brown Furniture Co
East Main
West Frankfort
Art Siu
Shirley Temple
Vt Iam
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